Fico

A tree that survived the ice ages (others are: carob, myrtle, vine, oleander, plane, olive, lentisk and Judas tree). The milky juice the fig exudes was used as rennet to curdle milk in cheese-making. This explains the ever-repeated advice not to drink wine after eating figs. In any case a too enthusiastic indulgence produces a feeling of satiety and a swollen stomach.